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FOWL - NOT FOULWelcome to this place of poultry. . Here you will be able to find general information about chickens, our egg-producing, feathered friends. Follow the adventures and progress of a flock of fowl from 1997 to present; and learn about the plight of Battery Hens, the commercial egg-layers of the factory farming world. |
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The Fowl Not Foul Flock rises again! January - April 2008 |
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Chick Sexing Reference Section It is very difficult to tell the sex of a young chicken. This link will lead you to a record of the first few months of the lives of 2 Barnevelder chicks, 2 Maran chicks, 2 Silver Campine chicks, 4 Cream Legbar chicks, and 1 Indian Game chick. |
Fowl Not Foul Flock Diary Update ... 2003 - 05 |
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Battery Hen Section The Life of a Battery Hen Compared with the Life of a Pet Hen
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Poultry & Waterfowl Shows National Poultry Show 1st December 2001 Shows 2001 - Unfortunately all Local Shows have been cancelled due this year's Foot and Mouth Disease epidemic. Painswick Show 13th August 2000 and Stroud Show 1st July 2000 - featuring results for each poultry class, and news of the Fowl Not Foul Flock entries... Stroud Show 1999 - Stroud Show, 3rd July 1999 ; Plus Show results for Painswick Show, August 1999. |
Fowl Not Foul - Flock Diary August 1997 to June 2001:- & Obituaries Page - Flock Fatalities
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In May 2002, after leaving the garden free of chickens for some months, we got some more birds. Unfortunately I did not have time to update the Flock Diary during that period. However, I did manage to document the progress of the chicks:-
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The Blimp's chicks, which she hatched on 5th June 2002 |
More Chicks - .404's chicks July 2002 .404's chicks, which she hatched on 21st July 2002 |
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The Blimp's Chicks' Update July 2002 The Blimp's chicks' progress |
.404 Chicks' Update August 2002 .404's chicks' progress |
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The Blimps' Chicks' Update November 2002 The Blimp's chicks' progress |
.404 Chicks' Update November 2002 .404's chicks' progress |